Tuesday, November 17, 2020

XPRIZE Launches New Pandemic Response Challenge

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE, the group which operates competitions that spur groups and companies to solve major societal challenges, says it has rolled out a new challenge--this one about figuring out how to safely reopen society in the midst of a pandemic. According to XPRIZE, its new challenge, which is being launched in partnership with Cognizant, is called the Pandemic Response Challenge the four month competition. XPRIZE says the competition is focused on accelerating the use of artificial intelligence to minimize coronavirus infection cases, while reducing the economic impact of lockdowns. The company said teams will compete to that build "data-driven AI models that predict local COVID-19 transmission rates and prescribe intervention and mitigation measures".

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